Electrical Project Manager

Optima Site Solutions Ltd; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel expenses covered

Hybrid working

Permanent employment

Job summary

Optima Site Solutions Ltd is hiring an Electrical Project Manager to oversee a portfolio of CAT B commercial office fit-out projects. You will drive delivery from handover through testing, commissioning and final handover, coordinating labour, procurement and costs.

The role is hybrid, with work across London and the Home Counties, plus attendance at the Stevenage office about twice per month. A full UK driving licence and ability to travel are required.

Qualifications

• Experience as Electrical Project Manager or Electrical Contracts Manager.
• Experience delivering CAT B commercial office fit-out projects.
• Experience managing multiple fast-paced electrical projects simultaneously.
• Strong knowledge of labour management, procurement, variations and project costs.
• Able to manage project programmes and competing deadlines.
• Confident communicating with clients, site teams, subcontractors and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Manage commercial electrical projects from handover through to completion.
• Oversee multiple live projects at different stages of delivery.
• Manage project programmes, budgets, variations and overall performance.
• Coordinate labour, subcontractors, suppliers and materials.
• Monitor project costs and procurement requirements.
• Attend client, project and site meetings.
• Carry out regular site visits across London and the Home Counties.
• Maintain communication with clients, site teams and other project stakeholders.
• Identify and resolve programme, technical and commercial issues.
• Manage testing, commissioning, snagging and final handover.

Skills

Electrical project management

Client communication

Labour management

Procurement

Budget control

Job description

Electrical Project Manager – CAT B Office Fit-Out

Salary: £55,000–£65,000

Employment: Permanent, full-time

Working arrangement: Hybrid – London project sites, home working and attendance at the Stevenage office approximately twice per month

Project locations: Predominantly London, with some projects across the Home Counties

The Company

Our client is a specialist electrical contractor delivering commercial office fit-out projects.

Approximately 90% of its work is based in London, with the remaining projects located across the Home Counties. Projects typically range in value from £60,000 to £500,000 and have delivery programmes of approximately 8 to 20 weeks.

The Role

The contractor is looking for an experienced Electrical Project Manager to manage a portfolio of live commercial office fit-out projects.

You will take responsibility for each project from the initial project handover through to testing, commissioning and completion. This includes managing programmes, labour, materials, costs, variations, client communication and site delivery.

You may manage up to ten projects at different stages of delivery, so the ability to organise competing priorities and maintain oversight across multiple sites is essential.

The hybrid arrangement combines home working with regular site visits across London and the Home Counties. Attendance at the Stevenage office is required approximately twice per month.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage commercial electrical projects from project handover through to completion
• Oversee multiple live projects at different stages of delivery
• Manage project programmes, budgets, variations and overall performance
• Coordinate labour, subcontractors, suppliers and materials
• Monitor project costs and procurement requirements
• Attend client, project and site meetings
• Carry out regular site visits across London and the Home Counties
• Maintain communication with clients, site teams and other project stakeholders
• Identify and resolve programme, technical and commercial issues
• Manage testing, commissioning, snagging and final handover

About You

• Previous experience as an Electrical Project Manager or Electrical Contracts Manager
• A background working for a commercial electrical contractor
• Direct experience delivering CAT B commercial office fit-out projects
• Experience managing multiple fast-paced electrical projects simultaneously
• Strong knowledge of labour management, procurement, variations and project costs
• Able to manage project programmes and competing deadlines
• Confident communicating with clients, site teams, subcontractors and suppliers
• Willing and able to travel regularly to project sites across London and the Home Counties
• Able to attend the Stevenage office approximately twice per month
• A full UK driving licence and your own vehicle

Salary and Package

• Salary of £55,000–£65,000
• Travel expenses covered
• Hybrid working
• Permanent employment
• Additional package details to be discussed